How to be a Puritan Atheist

Thursday, 14th Mar 2019

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Early ‘atheism’ did not always mean angry rejection of religion. The most earnest believers were often ones who wrestled most seriously with doubts.

This lecture will look at how and why Christians in the seventeenth century first began seriously to wrestle with unbelief, whether troubled by feelings that God was absent, worries about religious variety or fear of damnation. What made these doubts so powerful was that their roots were not philosophical, but emotional.

No reservations are required for this lecture. It will be run on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the lecture

Cost: Free of Charge

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2019-03-14 18:002019-03-14 18:00Europe/LondonHow to be a Puritan AtheistThis lecture will look at how and why Christians in the seventeenth century first began seriously to wrestle with unbelief, whether troubled by feelings that God was absent, worries about religious variety or fear of damnation.
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2019/03/14/how-to-be-a-puritan-atheist-189265Museum of London,150 London Wall, London,London,London